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Dec 19 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
Despite our differences, I consider Phil Coorey an intelligent man. And so I am staggered that he could have written something so disconnected from reality and decency.
There is so much wrong with this that I'm going to have to break it down bit by bit. I hope he reads it 🧵
Let's start with the phrase "antisemitism inactivity".
Albanese may not have done every single thing the Jewish community asked for over the past 2 years, but to suggest he was "inactive" is incorrect.
This is a list of actions from @TrigwellMatt in the comments:
Oct 15, 2024 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
He finally changed it from @TimWilsonMP
@TimWilsonMP Always an MP in our hearts
Nov 25, 2023 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
People are retreating into their own realities here.
There are some in the media who genuinely believe, based on the particular cocktail of information they have consumed, that what happened on October 7 was a genocidal attack on Jews, who are entitled to the land in question 1/
There are some who believe that it was an oppressed people lashing out, crying out for the world’s attention, after having their land and freedom stolen.
Many believe something in between.
There’s no pretending you don’t believe *something* 2/
May 29, 2022 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
🧵 on probable new shadow treasurer Angus Taylor:
Everything you need to know about the water buyback scandal crikey.com.au/2019/04/23/wat…
As someone who wears an obscene amount of teal, I feel it is my duty to review the "teal" outfits worn by the Liberal moderate-killers on election night (this being far from the most important thing about them, but as Julia Banks wrote in her book, fashion can be powerful):
7. Allegra Spender
This is not teal. Very professional, perhaps surprising considering Spender is expected to be the most fashion-forward, but she is her OWN PERSON. And hey at least she prevented a petty Jane Hume from wearing her Mum’s brand for 6 weeks!
May 22, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
And another 🧵 for you all: the most cooked right-wing takes on what the Coalition needs to do
lol
So far, 9 seats have fallen from men to women: Goldstein, Wentwth, Kooyong, Mackellar, Nth Syd, Hasluck, Ryan, Swan, Pearce (though men had retired in latter two)
2 woman lost to men: Griffiths, Robertson
Already a huge improvement to the gender breakdown in the House #insiders
I guess we are seeing women rise on the basis of others doing worse 💁♀️
May 19, 2022 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
🧵 An incomplete list of current & former journos who seemed embarrassed by today's press pack antics. No doubt heaps I've missed, no doubt many more unable to speak up.
I know it's the end of the campaign, but is the press pack listening yet? Is self-reflection possible here?
Press pack absolutely losing their minds over Albanese "ditching them" today (leaving them with his shadow treasurer), declaring it "not OK".
Why is it not OK? Do they have a question or twelve they need to ask him about dot points or costings due for release on another day?
It's a shame for those journos who are there trying to ask real policy questions, but many of them (and the loudest ones) have turned the pressers into a waste of time, for him and for us.
May 18, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Stuart Robert just referred to tackle-gate as an “error from both of them” @RNBreakfast@RNBreakfast That more or less seemed to be his attitude when grilled on those who lost their lives due to robodebt too
